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Minnesota Twins Daily Clips Friday, January 29, 2016 Minnesota Twins Daily Clips Friday, January 29, 2016 Sano, Hunter honored at Diamond Awards. MLB.com (Bollinger) p. 1 2016 Prospect Watch: Top 10 outfielders. MLB.com (Mayo) p. 2 John Ryan Murphy fills Twins' needs behind plate. Star Tribune (Miller) p. 3 Hartman: TwinsFest mood turns more upbeat. Star Tribune (Hartman) p. 4 Diamond Awards bring Twins, fans together for a good cause. Star Tribune (Rand) p. 5 Twins unveil new red home jerseys. Star Tribune (Rand) p. 6 Memories run deep for Mike Strong as he joins hometown team. Pioneer Press (Berardino) p. 7 Tom Kelly honored with lifetime achievement award. Pioneer Press (Berardino) p. 8 Torii Hunter’s next job? For now, Twins spring training instructor. Pioneer Press (Berardino) p. 9 Illness keeps Max Kepler from collecting Diamond Award. Pioneer Press (Berardino) p. 9 Twins unveil redesigned home alternate uniform. FOX Sports North p. 10 Twins announce new alternate home uniform and it’s very red. ESPN 1500 (Wetmore) p. 10 Logan Darnell will stay in Twins organization, outrighted to Triple-A Rochester. ESPN 1500 (Wetmore) p. 11 Twins 2016 outlook: Eduardo Escobar, the Twins’ other power-hitting middle infielder. ESPN 1500 (Wetmore) p. 11 Minnesota Twins team outlook. CBS Sports (Melchior) p. 13 Sano, Hunter honored at Diamond Awards Rhett Bollinger | MLB.com | January 29, 2016 Miguel Sano was the big winner at the 11th annual Diamond Awards on Thursday at Target Field, as the young slugger took home both the Calvin R. Griffith Award for Twins MVP and the Bill Boni Award for Twins Most Outstanding Rookie. It was another successful night for the Diamond Awards, which are based on voting by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The event benefits research, education and care in brain, nerve and muscle disorders at the University of Minnesota. Sano, who finished third in the balloting for American League Rookie of the Year, took home two awards to join Torii Hunter as the only Twins player to receive multiple honors. "I'm so really happy for this moment," Sano said. "I just want to thank Torii Hunter, Paul Molitor and all the staff here -- Terry Ryan. Just thanks to everyone." Hunter, who retired after last season, also received a pair of awards, as he was the winner of both the Bob Allison Award and the Mike Augustin "Media Good Guy" Award. The Bob Allison Award is given to the Twins player who exemplifies determination, hustle, tenacity, competitive spirit and leadership both on and off the field. Hunter said he's enjoying retirement but admitted it was hard to see his former teammates getting ready for another season. "I'm still working out so it's still normal for me in the offseason and to be at this event with my teammates I love, but it hurts," Hunter said. "I know I'll never be able to play with these guys anymore. But I'm still going to be there for them. I love these guys." Other winners included Kyle Gibson as the club's Pitcher of the Year, Eddie Rosario as Twins Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron Hicks as Twins Most Improved Player and Pirates reliever Tony Watson as the Upper Midwest Player of the Year. Additionally, Brian Dozier received the Carl R. Pohlad Community Service Award for his charity efforts. The Diamond Awards also honored Max Kepler as the Twins' Minor League Player of the Year and Jose Berrios as the Twins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year. It was the second straight honor for Berrios, who took home the award last year as well. Additionally, Julio Becquer was the winner of the Kirby Puckett Alumni Community Service Award and high school coach Craig Anderson won the Terry Ryan Award as a friend of the game of baseball. Former Twins manager Tom Kelly also received the Herb Carneal Lifetime Achievement Award. Kelly, who guided the Twins to two World Series titles in his time as manager from 1986-2001, was honored at the Diamond Awards four years ago when he had his No. 10 retired. "With the Lifetime Achievement Award, it's great any time your name is mentioned with the late great Herb Carneal," Kelly said. "I'm just lucky I was in the right opportunity and had the chance to manage a couple World Series winning teams." 2016 Prospect Watch: Top 10 outfielders Jonathan Mayo | MLB.com | January 28, 2016 For the third (and likely the last) time, this Top 10 -- the final by-position ranking unveiled prior to the Top 100 Prospects list -- is headed by the Twins' Byron Buxton. He may not have taken the world by storm during his big league debut, but neither did Mike Trout. And, let's face it, Buxton's tools across the board are unparalleled. Behind Buxton, there has been some change. Four from last year's list of outfield prospects have graduated, including All-Star Joc Pederson, and two others have dropped off. That's opened the door for some prospects, headlined by a pair of Rangers and a pair of Indians (one of whom was on the preseason list a year ago). 1. Byron Buxton, Twins Yes, it seems like Buxton has been at the top of this and other lists forever. And yes, at 129 at-bats, he's going to graduate off soon. But Buxton still has the most exciting set of all-around tools among all prospects. There is a sense of "the time is now" for him, and he should get to prove himself with Aaron Hicks no longer in Minnesota. 2. Lewis Brinson, Rangers Brinson has always had a tremendous power-speed combination, but what has allowed him to take a huge step forward has been a vast improvement in his approach at the plate. As he has cut down on his strikeouts and upped his walk rate, he's tapped into his hitting and power potential consistently, giving him true 30-30 potential. 3. Nomar Mazara, Rangers Like Brinson, Mazara's improved approach at the plate has helped him take the next step as a prospect. He has the tools teams look for from the prototypical right fielder: a power arm and a power bat. Rangers fans should be excited about having Brinson and Mazara ready to make up two-thirds of the big league outfield in the near future. 4. Austin Meadows, Pirates After a lost year in 2014 because of injury, Meadows' key focus was to stay healthy in 2015. He did just that, showing the plus hitting skills that made him a first-round pick in 2013. Meadows hits for average, he gets on base, he can run and he can play center field. The power is going to come, as he'll turn just 21 in May while showing what he can do in Double-A after a brief debut there late this past season. 5. Andrew Benintendi, Red Sox Few, if any, 2015 draftees improved their stock more than Benintendi did as a Draft-eligible sophomore at Arkansas last year. He kept it going during his pro debut after the Red Sox took him No. 7 overall, hitting a combined .313/.416/.556 across two levels. Benintendi can do a lot of everything well and shouldn't take too long to be ready to impact Boston's big league outfield. 6. Bradley Zimmer, Indians After dominating the Class A Advanced Carolina League during his full-season debut in 2015, Zimmer struggled a bit in Double-A. He deserves a mulligan, however, as it turns out he was playing with a hairline fracture in his foot. The University of San Francisco product's 44 steals last season were a bit of a 2 surprise and there should be more power coming, so future 20-20 seasons seem entirely feasible. Top Prospects: Zimmer, CLE 7. Clint Frazier, Indians The second of two Indians outfielders on this list, Frazier didn't join Zimmer in the climb to Double-A, but he certainly looked like he figured some things out in the second half of 2015. He's always had as much bat speed as just about any prospect, but an overly aggressive approach was often his downfall. Frazier started doing a better job of working the count and continued having success in the Arizona Fall League, setting him up for an exciting jump to the upper levels. 8. Aaron Judge, Yankees The 2013 first-round pick out of Fresno State is officially knocking on the big league door. Judge hit well in Double-A in 2015 (.516 SLG, .866 OPS), earning a bump up to Triple-A. He scuffled there, but even though he profiles as a potential slugging run producer, he's also shown an ability in the past to make adjustments. Once Judge does that, he should be ready for his New York debut. 9. Brett Phillips, Brewers Phillips broke out in 2014 with the Astros, then kept on raking in 2015 before being sent to the Brewers in the big Carlos Gomez deal at last year's Trade Deadline. He got banged up after the trade, but he did return to help Biloxi make it to the Southern League championship series. Phillips continued to hit well in the Fall League before heading to play for Team USA. He has a terrific combination of hitting, power and speed tools that shouldn't need too much more development. 10. Jesse Winker, Reds Winker was staring at a .248/.352/.349 line at the end of the first half of his 2015 season.
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